School of Theology

Fostering Society's Leaders Based on the World’s Most Widespread Religion

The two Courses in the School were established in 2004. With the aim of training missionaries with a wide range of specialized knowledge, we supplemented the Christian Missionary Work Course with the Christian Thought and Culture Course, which is open to students not baptized as Christians. Against a background of the history of Western thought, the courses take an objective, theoretical approach to Christianity, which has exerted a major influence on world events. By looking at modern-day issues like peace, human rights, social welfare, and the environment from a theological viewpoint, we aim to provide students with the spiritual and practical tools for serving society. As the oldest School at Kwansei Gakuin University, the two courses aim to provide students with a wide range of specialized theological knowledge by taking an objective and theoretical approach to Christianity, set against the backdrop of the history of Western thought.

Unique Features of the School

• Understanding Christianity from four areas
• Learning from leading theological researchers
• Studying theology as an academic discipline in small classes
• Cultivating the basic academic skills necessary for a Christianity-based global society
• A well-developed scholarship system